Prevalence, management, and new treatment modalities of EBV-DNA-emia and EBV-PTLD after allo-HCT : survey of Infectious Diseases Working Party EBMT

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The aim of this study was to determine the current approach of EBV-driven post-transplant complications in context of monitoring, diagnosis, prevalence and treatment in EBMT transplant centers. Routine serology testing in patient and donor before HCT is performed in 95.5% centers. Pretransplant EBV-DNA is routinely tested in all patients in 32.7% centers. Monitoring for EBV infection is feasible in 98.2% centers: including 66.7% centers using standardized PCR. Post-HCT regular monitoring is performed in all patients in 80.5% centers. Anti-EBV prophylaxis with rituximab is used in 12.4% centers. Frequency of csEBV-DNA-emia was 7.4% (adults: 6.2%, children: 12.6%). The PCR threshold used to start preemptive treatment was differentiated among centers. Frequency of EBV-PTLD was 1.6% (adults: 1.3%; children: 3.5%). First-line therapy of EBV-driven complications was rituximab and reduction of immunosuppressive therapy. The rate of failure of first-line preemptive treatment was 12.0%. EBV-specific viral-specific T-lymphocytes were available in 46.0% centers. A number of new experimental therapies were given in 28 patients with resistant/refractory PTLD. In conclusion, the prevalence of EBV-DNA-emia and EBV-PTLD over the period 2020-2021 decreased in comparison to historical data. New trends (routine pretransplant screening for EBV-DNA, wider access to VST, new experimental therapies) are being observed in management of EBV infection after allo-HCT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Bone marrow transplantation - 59(2024), 1 vom: 14. Jan., Seite 59-65

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Styczynski, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Tridello, Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Wendel, Lotus [VerfasserIn]
Knelange, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Cesaro, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Gil, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Ljungman, Per [VerfasserIn]
Mikulska, Malgorzata [VerfasserIn]
Averbuch, Dina [VerfasserIn]
de la Camara, Rafael [VerfasserIn]

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4F4X42SYQ6
DNA, Viral
Journal Article
Rituximab

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41409-023-02129-7

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NLM363645861